Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Providence Friars
65 85
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · January 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -2.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money PROV -150 / XAV +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual XAV +20 150 Lost
Massey PROV -4.2 (-24.2)
Massey Totals 137.1 (+12.9)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 87%
Efficiency Plus ML PROV -3.6 (-23.6) 141.9 (+8.1) 69%
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -3.8 (-23.8) 135.8 (+14.2) 70%
Baseline ML PROV -3.9 (-23.9) 135.7 (+14.3) 66%
Baseline Plus ML PROV -3.9 (-23.9) 139.9 (+10.1) 66%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 PROV 9484 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 9784 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 7668 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 9182 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 7975 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV XAV
Overall 21-14 16-18
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-5 11-7
Away 4-7 3-9
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.4 75.9
Avg Pts Against 68.8 74.6
Massey 10.1 (#52) 10.0 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 1.79 (#53) 0.69 (#115)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.63 (#39) 1.54 (#87)
RPI 0.592 (#45) 0.553 (#92)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV XAV
FG% 45.4% 43.4%
3PT% 32.8% 33.3%
REB / G 37.9 40.4
OREB / G 9.1 12.7
AST / TO 1.04 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 48.7%
TOV% 18.6% 17.6%
ORB% 26.7% 33.9%
FT Rate 21.1% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.9% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 17.0%
DRB% 74.7% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 19.4%

Game Analysis

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